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The Elizabethtown City Council met for their first meeting of the month Monday.

The council approved a municipal order approving a change order for the Commerce Drive project to rehabilitate the roadway between Sutton Lane and Executive Drive.

“Due to the anticipated increase in traffic upon completion of the road, particularly during events at the outdoor music venue, it is critical that this portion of Commerce Drive be reconstructed to assure a proper and stable full-depth road base,” said City Attorney Ken Howard, reading from the municipal order.

The change order was approved for $324,883.48, which is within the approved change order range for the project, but the city wanted to get council approval regardless due to the large sum. A bid from Western Construction Inc. to relocate a gas main on Commerce Drive was also approved for $72,283.

The council also approved the city’s 2026-2027 Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant funding, with a focus on projects in the North Downtown Neighborhood.

“The action plan outlines activities that implement the city’s allocation of $230,656 for the program year,” said Howard, reading from the municipal order.

Representatives from JustServe were on hand to present the city with designation as a JustServe City in recognition of volunteer and community work. Elizabethtown is the second Kentucky city to receive the designation.

A professional services agreement with Prime AE was approved for design work on the Valley Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion project, in an amount not to exceed $7 million.

“These professional services shall include the evaluation of all operations at the facility, the design of new and retrofit of existing buildings and treatment process equipment to ensure compliance with all state and federal regulations for the proper treatment and processing of wastewater in the city,” said Howard, reading from the municipal order.

The council also approved a $50,000 agreement with Prime AE for evaluating dewatering at the plant, which Elizabethtown Wastewater Director Corey Bond said was approved separately in order to not get delayed by required design approvals from the Kentucky Department of Water.

The Elizabethtown City Council will next meet May 11.

Several local and state road projects under way or set to begin will result in traffic impacts.

Preparation work ahead of the summer closure of Interstate 65 in downtown Louisville continues this week.

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Five says from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday nights the ramp from First Street near the Chestnut Street intersection to southbound I-65 will be closed. Lane closures will be in effect on I-65 South between Saint Catherine Street and Arthur Street. Closures of the off-ramp from I-65 South to Saint Catherine Street and the on-ramp from First Street are also now in effect.

Meanwhile, KYTC District Four says lane configuration changes are now in effect along KY 245/New Shepherdsville Road near the intersection of KY 349 and Wilson Parkway in Nelson County as the installation of a roundabout begins. Two lanes of KY 245 in each direction will remain open. Left turns into and out of Wilson Parkway will require southbound motorists to use the left lane of travel to make a left turn. Motorists turning left while exiting Wilson onto New Shepherdsville Road should be aware the center lane will not be available as an acceleration zone.

Finally, the Elizabethtown Police Department says construction of the roundabout at the intersection of Veterans Way and Towne Drive is scheduled to begin Monday, May 18. The EPD says the posted speed limit on Veterans Way will be reduced to 35 miles per hour, then to 25 miles per hour once construction begins. When exiting Towne Drive onto Veterans Way, motorists will be required to turn right only, and only northbound traffic on Veterans Way will be permitted to turn onto Towne Drive. No opposing turns will be allowed during construction.

Motorists should slow down, use caution, stay alert, and obey all signage and flaggers when entering any work zones.

CASA of the Heartland is raising awareness for the most vulnerable children in the community with three Light the Night 5K Superhero Run/Walk events, the first of which is coming up in Hardin County this week.

“Our one here in Elizabethtown is going to be at the Sports Park on Friday, May 8, and kickoff time, it’s always a weird time because it’s sunset, so the kickoff time, air horn time is at 8:42 p.m.,” said CASA of the Heartland Executive Director Michelle Kail.

Food trucks and vendors will be on hand for the event, and glow and superhero items will be available. Participants are encouraged to “go all out” with the superhero theme.

“The reason that we do the Light the Night Superhero edition is because we know that our CASA volunteers are providing a light in some of the darkest times for the kiddos that we serve, and to us, they’re kind of like our real life community superheroes,” Kail said.

CASA of the Heartland recruits, trains, and supports community volunteers who advocate on behalf of abused, neglected, and dependent children in Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Hart, LaRue, and Meade counties.

“It really is just whatever we need to do to step up and make sure that their needs are being met, and then whatever we can do with the courts to help them navigate that situation to make sure that they have everything that they need and that their needs there are met,” Kail said.

Meade County will host a 5K in June and Grayson County will host in August. Participants can register for one event or all three. Find more information and the registration link on the CASA of the Heartland Facebook page or website.